After a year and a half without a priest, this week the parish of St. Mark and St. Andrew welcomes the Reverend David Houghton.

Church-goer Mike Gidley said, "It has been hard to find a new priest, firstly because it is a complicated process, but also because there is a shortage of vicars at the moment - not a lot of people want to go into the calling anymore."

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While figures need analysis, up to 75% of households in the trial area are taking part in the weekly recycling and fortnightly rubbish collections - 50% of eligible residents take part in the green box scheme.

Police were diverting traffic through Tolworth and Hook after the dual carriageway was closed North and southbound. Fire crews were quickly at the scene of a lorry crash, which is believed to have happened shortly before 5.20pm just before the start of the evening rush hour.

The weight of public opposition forces supermarket rethink: "Rather than push forward with the original application, we have decided to give local people a greater opportunity to participate in the development of this prominent location."

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